Coin-repository.



No. 896,364. PATENTED AUG. 18, 190 8.

B. VOM EIGEN.

COIN REPOSITORY.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.15, 190B.

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No. 896,364. PATENTED AUG. 18,'1908.

B. VOM EIGEN.

COIN RBPOSITORY.

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part of this specificatione UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BENNO VOM EIGEN, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO AUG. GOERTZ & 00., A

CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

COIN -REPOSITORY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 18, 1908.

Application filed February 15, 1908. Serial N 0. 416,042.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENNO VOM EIGEN, acitizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coin-Repositories and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention has reference, generally, to improvements in that class of apparatus employed for the collection of coins and, the present invention relates, more particularly, to a novel construction of coin-repositories of the general character hereinafter more fully set forth. v

The present invention, therefore, has for its principal object to provide a neat and simply constructed coin-repository, the parts of which can be quickly and easily assembled and secured in their interlocked engagement to provide a device for the collection therein of coins.

A further object of the invention is to provide in connection with the coin-repository of the general character hereinafter more fully set forth, a novel means for permanently securing the coin-repository to the wall, or the like, so that the same can not easily be carried away or stolen.

Other objects of this invention not at this time more particularly enumerated Will be clearly understood from the following detailed description of the invention.

With the various objects of this invention in view, the same consists, primarily, in the novel coin-repository or collection box hereinafter more fully set forth; and, the invention consists, furthermore, in such novel arrangements and combination of devices and parts, as well as in the detailsof the construction of the same, all of which Will be more particularly described in detail in the following specification, and then finally embodied in the clauses of the claims which are appended to and which form an essential The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front view of a coin-repository embodying the principles of my present in vention; Fig. 2 is a rear or back view of the same; Fig. 3 is a top view; and Fig. 4 a bottom view of the coin repository. Fig. 5 is a central longitudinal vertical section of the coin-repository, looking toward the back of the device, certain arts of the device being shown in elevation; ig. 6 is a horizontal section of the device, said section being taken on line 66 in Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrow as; and Fig. 7 is a sectional view, similar to that represented in said Fig. 5, the

coin-receiving member or coin-chute, used within the upper part of the interior, and the key-controlled closing element used for closing an opening in the lower part ofthe coinrepository being omitted from said view. Fig. 8 is a transverse vertical section, taken centrally through the device, with the keycontrolled closing element shown in end elevation, looking in the direction of the keyactuated bolt of said closing element; and Fig. 9 is a cross-section taken on line 9-9 in said Fig. 8, looking in the direction of the arrow y. Fig. 10 is a face view of the inner face of the back-plate of the coin-repository; and Fig. 11 is a view of a portion of the said plate, showing the outer face of the same, with the fastening means, for securingthe coin-repository to a wall or post, omitted from said view. Fig. 12 is a detail view, in elevation, of one of the looking or retaining clamps for inseparably securing the backplate to the main body of the coin-repository, said holding or clamping means being represented in its normal initial position before the parts are brought into their inseparablylocked or retained relations.

, Similar characters of reference are employed in all of the above described views, to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now to the several figures of the drawings, the reference-character 1 indicates the complete coin-repository or collectionboX, the same being preferably of the general configuration shown in the several figures of the drawings. The said coin-re ository consists, essentially, of a main body 2, usually made of a flat-piece of sheet-metal, arranged preferably in the form of a cylinder, said plate or piece of sheet-metal having its ends overlapped, as at 3, see Figs. 4., 6, 7, 8 and 9, and secured together by means of suitable pins or rivets 4. The said cylindrical body, thus provided, is also made with a pair of annular rims or extensions 5 and 6, which form the boundaries, res ectively, of the two sideopenings 7 and 8 said body 2. The rim or extension is provided with suitably disposed lugs, ears or projections 9, and in a like manner, the otherrim or extension 6 is also provided with suitably disposed lugs, ears or projections 10, as shown more particularly in Figs. 7 and 9, of the drawings, and for the purposes to be presently more fully described. The-lower part of the cylindrical body 2 is made with an opening 11, as shown in Figs. 4, 5, 6 and 7. Extending'from one of the edges, as 12, is a pair of ears 13 which project partly over the opening 11, and then extend 1n upward directions, as at 14, the said upwardly extending members 14 being provided with a connecting retaining plate 15. Similarly extending from the other and'opposite edge 16 is another pair of ears 17 which project partly over the o ening 11, and then extend in u ward directions, as at 18, the said upwar ly extending members 18 being provided with a connecting retaining plate 19. Suitably disposed within said opening 11 is a closin element 20, the same consisting of a suitab y formed arc-shaped member 21 rovided with a key-hole 22 and a pair of ongitudinally extending flanges 23, the said flanges being provided with fastening lugs 24 which are bent over suitable projections 26 extending from the ends of a casing 25, substantially as shown in Fig. 8 of the drawings. This casing contains any suitably constructed spring-controlled lock-mechanism provided with a suitable bolt 27, the holding end of which normally projects from an opening in one end of the casing 25. The said bolt can be operated by means of a suitable key which is inserted in the key-hole 22 in the usual manner; The said arc-shaped member 21 is also provided with a retaining lip or end-flange 28. To close the opening 11, the lip or end-flange 28 is first inserted in said opening 11, and arranged directly beneath the previously mentioned retaining late 19. At the same time,-by means of the ev, the bolt 27 is withdrawn into the casing l 25, so that the said lock-casing and the arcshaped member 21 will register with and will be suitably fitted in the opening 11, so as to close the same. Upon the withdrawal of the key from the key-hole the-bolt 27 is forced by the usual spring-actuated lockmechanism in an outward direction, so that its free end or nosing will be forced directly beneath the retaining plate 15, as shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings, and it will thus be seen, that the coin-repository, when its open sides are closed in the manner hereinafter more fully specified, will be positively locked against getting at the contents of the box, except by the person provided with the key. In its upper portion, the said main body or shell 2 is provided with an elongated opening or slot 29, and suitably secured upon the outer upper surface of said body 2, preferably by means of lugs or prongs 31 which are inserted through suitable holes in the body 2 and are bent over upon and against the inner surface of said body 2, is an ornamental plate which is formed with a coin-receiving slot or opening 32, corresponding to and in alinement with the slot or opening 29. Suitably secured upon the upper inner faceportion of said main body or shell 2, by means of holding prongs or lugs 35, or in any other desired and suitable manner, is a coin receiving chute-like device 34, for depositing the coins into the interior of the main body or receiving chamber of the coin-repository, and which also serves to prevent tampering with the coin-repository, and is provided with pivoted fingers 36 which prevent the droppmg out of the main chamber of the device of any one or more of the coins in the case. This will be clearly understood from an inspection of Fig. 8 of the drawings.

The previously mentioned side-opening 7 is closed by means of a side-plate or element,

the same comprising, usually, a circular or.

other ornamental frame or ring-like structure 37 which is preferably of the cross-section shown in Figs. 6 and 8, and has secured within its back, by means of ,bentholding lugs or prongs 38, a late or disk 39. The plate or disk is usually made from glass or other suitable transparent material, so as to provide the coin-repository or collection box with a window through which the deposited coins are exposed to view. Extending from, and forming preferably an integral portion of the marginal edge of the frame or ringlike structure 37, are suitable projections 40, each projection being bent at a right angle, as at 41, and being formed with a holding finger 42. In addition to these holding or retaining devices, there is extending from and forming preferably an integral portion of the inner marginal edge of the frame or ring-like structure 37, another suitable projection 43. This projection 43 is bent at a right angle, as at 44, and is formed with a retaining finger 45. By placing the said frame or ring-like structure 37 against the outer face of the rim or extension. 5, with the projections 40 and 43 and their respective fingers 42 and 45 extending into the interior of the coin-repository, and then by giving the said frame or ring-like structure 37 a slight turn in i the direction of the arrow 2, see Fig. 9, the various fingers 42 are readily slipped over the respective lugs, ears or projections 9. The free end-portion of the finger 45, which under normal conditions is straight, like the finger 54 shown in Fig. 12, is now bent, by means of the proper use of a tool, such as bending pliers, beneath a projection or lug 46 with which the rim 5 is provided, and in this manner, it will be clearly understood and evident from an inspection of the drawings, that the said frame or ring-like structure and its plate or disk are permanently secured to the outer face of the rim or extension 5, so as to positively close the opening 7 in the side of the main body 2. In a like manner, the previously mentioned sideopening 8 is closed by means of a suitable side-plate or member which is preferably made from sheet-metal and comprises a disk or plate 47 which isformed with an annular marginal rim 48, extending at right angles from the body of said disk or plate. Extending from, and forming preferably an integral portion of the marginal edge of said rim 48, are suitable projections 49, each projection being bent at a right angle, as at 50, and being formed with a holding finger 51. In addition to these holding or retaining devices, there is extending from and forming preferably an integral part of said rim 48, another suitable projection 52. This pro jection is bent at right angle, as at 53, and is formed with a retaining finger 54. Under normal conditions, the finger 54 extends forwardly in a straight direction, as illustrated in Fig. 12 of the drawings, but is adapted to be bent under and brought into a secure holdmg engagement with a projection or lug 55 with which the rim 6 is provided, substan tially in the manner and for the purposes to be presently more fully described. The said disk or plate 47 is also made with a series of elongated openings 56, each opening 56 having a cut-away or recessed open part 57, substantially as shown. Rotatably secured upon a centrally disposed pin or rivet, as 58, so as to move upon and in frictional contact with the inner face of the disk or plate 47, is a locking plate or disk 59. This disk or plate 59 is generally of the circular marginal con figuration, substantially as shown, being provided in its circumferential edge with suitable cut-away or recessed open parts 60 which correspond to the number and location of the openings 56. Located at or near the circumferential edge of the disk or plate 59, and between each pair of said cut-away or recessed parts 60, is an outwardly extending and inclined or wedge-shaped retaining member 61, said members 61 being preferably forcedor pressed out of the disk or plate 59 which is usually made from sheet-metal.

The reference-character 62 indicates a fastening element or device, also preferably made of sheetmetal, and of the general configuration shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. This device is made with the pressed-out parts 63, each part 63 having a hole or perforation 64. Screws, 64, shown in crosssection in Fig. 2, are inserted through said holes or perforations 64, with the heads of the screws resting in the recesses'formed by said pressed-out parts, so that said device 62 can be securely fastened to a wall or post,

with the surfaces 65 of said pressed-out parts 63 resting directly upon the face of the wall or post. is preferably provided with the convex portions 66, and the right-angled members or elements 67, each member or element 67 being provided with an inwardly extending holding or retaining lug or teat 68 ressed out of the member or element 67. aving secured the said fastening device 62 permanently by means of the screws upon a ost or to the wall, in the manner stated, the p ate or disk 59 is placed against the exposed face of the fastening device 62, with the rightangled members or elements 67 and their lugs or teats 68 inserted through the correspondingly placed openings 56 and 57 in the disk or plate 47. As shown, the said disk or plate 47 is made with suitably raised portions 69 and 70 acting also as reinforcing means for strengthening the said disk or plate 47. The said right-angled members or elements 67 and their lugs or teats 68, as will beevident, extend through said openings 56 and 57, the teats 68 thus being arranged in the cut-away portions 60 of the plate or disk 59. Now, by placing a tool, such as the end of a screw-driver, against the edge 73 of the raised part 69, the disk can be moved in the direction of the arrow u, in Fig. 10, until the inclined or wedge-shaped retaining members 61, ride directly beneath the respective teats 68, and thereby positively connect the plate or disk 59 with the fastening device 62, so that it can not be removed therefrom.

Now, having removed the previously mentioned key-actuated closing device from the opening 11 in the bottom of the main body or shell 2 of the coin-repository, the outer face of the rim or extension 6 is placedagainst the edge of therim 48 of the disk or plate 47, with the projections 49 and 52 and heir respective fingers 51 and 54 extending into the coin-re ository. The body or shell of the latter is tlien given a slight turn in the direction of the arrow 1), in Fig. 7, so that the various fingers 51 will slip over the respective lugs, ears or projections 10. At the same time, the finger 54 of the projection 52, will have assumed the position indicated in Fig. 12 with relation to the projection or lug 55. By means of a suitable tool which is inserted through the opening 11, and properly manipulated, the end of said finger 54 is bent around the edge of the lug 55 and beneath the same, so as to tightly connect said parts with each other, in the manner clearly indicated in Figs. 5, 6 and 7, o'f the drawings. The various devices and parts are thus properly secured together, and the key-actuated closing device can be replaced to close the opening 11, in the manner previously described. The coin-repository or collection box is now in position for the collection of coins, and can not be tampered with or re- The marginal edge of the device 62 moved except by the person provided with the key. The collections of coins can be removed from time to time by the manipulation of the closing device by means of the key, and its removal from the opening 1 1, by the erson in charge of the key, as will be clear y evident.

If it is desired to remove the coin-repository all that is necessary is to remove the closing device from the opening 11, and by inserting the end of a screw-driver through the opening and bringing the end of the screw-driver against the edge 7 4 of the raised part 69 of the plate or disk 59, the latter can be moved in a direction opposite from that indicated by the arrow 1) in said Fig. 7, thus removing the teats 68 from their holding engagement with the inclined or wedge-shaped retaining members 61, so that the parts can be separated from the fastening device 62, as will be clearly evident. The device 62 can then be unscrewed from the post or wall and screwed fast in some other place, whereupon the coin-receiving body or box can again be connected with said fastening device in the manner previously described.

It will be seen from the foregoing description of my present invention, that I have produced a simple, neat and an effective device for the purpose of providing a coin-repository or collection-box of the general character herein set forth, and which can be opened only by the properly authorized person;

I am aware, that changes may be made in the arrangements and combinations of the various devices and parts, as well as in the details of the construction of the same without departing from the scope of my present invention, as defined in the appended claims. Hence, I do not limit my invention to the exact arrangements and combinations of the devices and the parts thereof, as described in the foregoing specification and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, nor do I confine myself to the exact details of the construction of any of the said parts.

I claim 1. A coin-repository comprising a main chambered body having a coin-receiving slot, and an opening for the removal of the coins from said body, and a closing element arranged in said opening, said element comprising an arc-shaped member provided with a key-hole and a pair of longitudinally extending flanges, a casing arranged between said flanges, means on said flanges for securing said casing in place, a spring-actuated and key-controlled bolt in said casing, and a retaining end-flange extending from said areshaped member, said end-flange and a portion of the bolt being adapted to be brought in holding engagement with portions of the main body of the coin-repository, substan- 65 tially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. A coin-repository comprising a main chambered body having a coin-receiving slot and an opening for the removal of the coins from said body, ears extending inwardly from said body, and over said opening at the opposite ends of the same, upwardly extending portions connected with said ears, and a retaining plate upon the upper portions of each pair of upwardly extending portions of the ears, and a closing element arranged in said opening, said element comprising a casing provided with a spring-actuated and keycontrolled bolt, and a retaining end-flange, said end-flange and a portion of said bolt being adapted to be brought in holding engagement with portions of the main body of the coin repository, and with said retaining plates, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

3. A coin-repository comprising a main chambered body having a coin-receiving slot and an opening for the removal of the coins from said body, ears extending inwardly from said body and over said opening at the opposite ends of the same, upwardly extending portions connected with said ears, anda retaining plate upon the upper portions of each pair of upwardly extending portions of the ears, and a closing element arranged in said opening, said element comprising an arcshaped member provided with a key-hole and a pair of longitudinally extending flanges, a casing arranged between said flanges, means on said flanges for securing said casing in place, a spring-actuated and key-controlled bolt in said casing, and a retaining end-flange extending from said arcshaped member, said end-flange and a portion-of the bolt being adapted to be brought in holding engagement with portions of the main body of the coin-repository, and with said retaining plates, substantially as and fo the purposes set forth. I

4. A coin-repository comprising a chambered body consisting of a shell provided with an inwardly extending marginal rim, said rim forming the boundary of an opening in the said side of said shell, a closing element arranged over said opening, a holding lug extending from the rim of said shell, a projection' extending from said closing element, and a finger upon said projection,- said finger being bent into holding engagement around said lug, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

5. A coin-repository comprising a chambered body consisting of a shell rovided jection extending from said ring-shaped structure, and a finger upon said projection, said finger being bent around said lug, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

6. A coin-repository comprising a chambered body consisting of a shell provided with an inwardly extending marginal rim, said rim forming the boundary of an opening in the said side of said shell, a closing element arranged over said opening, a holding lug extending from the rim of said shell, a projection extending from said closing element, and a finger upon said projection, said finger being bent around said lug, a series of retaining ears also extending from the rim of said shell, a series of other projections extending from and connected with said closing element, and a finger extending from each projection, each finger being adapted to be brought in slidable holding engagement with a retaining ear, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

7. A coin-repository comprising a chambered body consisting of a shell provided with an inwardly extending marginal rim, said rim forming the boundary of an opening in the side of said shell, a closing element arranged over said opening, consisting of a ring-shaped structure of a concavo-convex cross-section, a glass-plate secured to and surrounded by said structure, a holding lug extending from the rim of said shell, a projection extending from said ring-shaped structure, and a finger upon said projection, said finger being bent around said lug, a series of retaining ears also extending from the rim of said shell, and a series of other projections extending from and connected with said ringshaped structure, and a finger extending from each projection, each finger being adapted to be brought in slidable holding engagement with a retaining ear, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

8. A coin-repository comprising a chambered body consisting of a shell provided with a marginal rim, said rim forming the boundary of an opening in the side of the shell, a closing plate secured over said opening, said plate being provided with a plurality of receiving openings, a holding disk rotatably connected with and arranged upon the inner face of said closing plate, a fastening device arranged against the outer face of said closing-plate, rightangled members extending from said fastening device, said members projecting through the receiving openings in said closing plate, and a holding teat upon each right-angled member in holding engagement with said holding disk, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

9. A coin-repository comprising a chambered body consisting of a shell provided with a marginal rim, said rim forming the boundary of an opening in the side of the shell, a closing plate secured'over said opening, said plate being provided with a plurality of receiving openings, a holding disk rotatably connected with and arranged upon the inner face of said closing plate, a fastening device arranged against the outer face of said closing-plate, right-angled members extending from said fastening device, said members projecting through the receiving openings in said closing late, and a holding teat upon each right-ang ed member in holding engagement with said holding disk, a holding lug extending from the rim of said main shell, a projection extending from said closing plate, and a finger upon said projection, said finger being bent into holding engagement around said lug, substantially as v and. for the purposes set forth.

10. A coin-repository comprising a chambered body consisting of a shell provided with a marginal rim, said rim forming the boundary of an opening in the side of the shell, a closing plate secured over said opening, said plate being provided with a plurality of receiving openings, a holding disk rotatably connected with and arranged upon the inner face of said closing plate, a fastening device arranged against the outer face of said closingplate, right-angled members extending from said fastening device, said members projecting through the receiving openings in said closing plate, and a holding teat upon each right-angled member in holding engagement with said holding disk, a holding lug extending from the rim of said main shell, a projection extending from said closing plate, and a finger upon said projection, said finger being bent into holding ongagement around said lug, a series of retaining ears also extending from the rim of said shell, a series of other projections extending from and connected with said closingplate, and a finger extending from each projection, each finger being adapted to be brought in slidable holding engagement with a retaining ear, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

1 1. A coin-repository comprising a chambered body consisting of a shellprovided with a marginal rim, said rim forming the boundary of an opening in the side ofthe shell, a closing plate secured over said opening, said plate being provided with a plurality of receiving openings, "a holding disk rotatably connected with and arranged upon the inner face of said closing plate, a plurality of wedge-shaped retaining members upon said holding disk, a fastening device arranged against the outer face of said closing plate, right-angled members extending from said fastening device, said members projecting through the receiving openings in said closing plate, and a holding teat upon each Y ing member, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

12. A coin-repository comprising a chambered body consisting of a shell provided right-angled member slidably in holding engagement with each wedge-shaped retaining member, a holding lug extending from the rim of said main shell, a projection extendingfrom said closing plate, and a finger upon said projection, said finger being bent into holding engagement around said lug, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

13. A coin-repository comprising a chambered body consisting of a shell provided with a marginal rim, said rim forming the boundary of an opening in the side of the shell, a closing plate secured over said open ing, said plate being provided with a plural- .ity of receiving openings, a holding disk rotatably connected with and arranged upon the inner face of said closing plate, a plurality of wedge-shaped retaining members upon said holding disk, a fastening device arranged against the outer face of said closing plate, right-angled members extending from said fastening device, said members projecting through the receiving openings in said closing plate, and a holding teat upon each right-angled member slidably in holding engagement with each wedge-shaped retaining member, a holding lug extending from the rim of said main shell, a projection extending from said closing plate, and a finger upon said projection, said finger being bent into holding engagement around said lug, a series of retaining ears also extending from the rim of said shell, a series of other projections extending from and connected with said closingplate, and a finger extending from each projection, each finger being adapted to be brought in slidable holding engagement with a retaining ear, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

14. A coin-repository comprising a chambered body consisting of a shell provided with a marginal rim, said rim forming the boundary of an opening in the side of the shell, a closing late secured over said opening, said plate Being provided with a plurality of receiving openings, a holding disk rotat-ably connected with and arranged upon the inner face of said closing plate, and provided also with a plurality of marginal cutaway portions normally registering with the receiving openings of said closing-plate, a plurality of wedge-shaped retaining members upon said holding-disk, a fastening device arranged against the outer face of said closing plate, right-angled members extending from said fastening device, said members projecting through the receiving openings in said closing plate and through the marginal cut-away portions of said holding disk, and a holding teat upon each right-angled member adapted to be brought in slidable holding engagement with each wedge-shaped retaining member, substantially as and for the pur poses set forth.

15. A coin-repository comprising a chambered body consisting of a shell provided with a marginal rim, said. rim forming the boundary of an opening in the side of the shell, a closing plate secured over said opening, said plate being provided with a plurality of receiving openings, a holding disk rotatably connected with and arranged upon the inner face of said closing late, and provided also with a plurality of marginal cutaway portions normally registering with the receiving openings of said closing-plate, a plurality of wedge-shaped retaining members upon said holdingdisk,a fastening device arranged against the outer face of said closing plate, right-angled members extending from said fastening device, said members projecting through the receiving openings in said closing plate and through the marginal cutaway portions of said holding disk, and a holding teat upon each right-angled member adapted to be brought in slidable holding engagement with each wedge-shaped retaining member, a holding lug extending from the rim of said main shell, a projection extending from said closing plate, and a finger upon said projection, said finger being bent into holding engagement around said lug, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

16. A'coin-repository comprising a chambered body consisting of a shell provided with a marginal rim, said rim forming the boundary of an opening in the side of the shell, a closing plate secured over said opening, said plate being provided with a plurality of receiving openings, a holding disk rotatably connected with and arranged upon the inner face of said closing plate,- and provided also with a plurality of marginal cutaway portions normally registering with the receiving openings of said closing-plate, a plurality of wedge-shaped retaining members upon said holding-disk, a fastening device arranged against the outer face of said closing plate, right-angled members extending from said fastening device, said members projecting through the receiving openings in said closing plate and through the marginal cutaway portions of said holding disk, and a holding teat upon each right-angled member adapted to be brought in slidable holding engagement with each wedge-shaped retaining member, a holding lug extending from the rim of said main shell, a projection extending from said closing plate, and a finger upon said projection, said finger being bent into holding engagement around said lug, a series of retaining ears also extending from the rim of said shell, a series of other projections extending from and connected with said closingplate, and a fin er extending from each projection, each finger being adapted to be brought in slidable holding engagement with a retaining ear, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

17. A coin-repository comprising a chambered body consisting of a shell provided with a marginal rim, said rim forming the boundary of an opening in the side of the shell, a closing plate secured over said opening, said plate being provided with a plurality of receiving openings, a holding disk rotatably connected with and arranged upon the inner face of said closing plate, said disk being provided with reinforcing raised parts and openings 71 and 72, a plurality of wedgeshaped retaining members upon said holding disk, a fastening device arranged against the outer face of said closing-plate, right-angled members projecting through the receiving openings in said closing plate, and a holding teat upon each wedgeshaped retaining member, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

18. A coin-repository comprising a chambered body consisting of a shell provided with a marginal rim, said rim forming the boundary of an opening in the side of the shell, a closing plate secured over said opening, said plate being provided with a plurality of receiving openings, a holding disk rotatably connected with and arranged upon the inner face of said closing plate, said disk being provided with reinforcing raised parts and openings 71 and 72, a plurality of wedgeshaped retaining members upon said holding disk, a fastening device arranged against the outer face of said closing-plate, right-angled members projecting through the receiving openings in said closing plate, and a holding teat upon each wedge-shaped retaining member, a holding lug extending from the rim of said main shell, a projection extending from said closing plate, and a finger upon said projection, said finger being bent into holding engagement around said lug, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

19. A coin-repository comprising a chambered body consisting of a shell provided with a marginal rim, said rim forming the boundary of an opening in the side of the shell, a closing plate secured over said open-.

ing, said plate being provided with a plurality of receiving openings, a holding disk rotatably connected with and arranged upon the inner face of said closing plate, said disk being provided with reinforcing raised parts openings in said closing plate, and a holding teat upon each wedge-shaped retaining member, a holding lug extending from the rim of said main shell, a projection extending from said closing plate, and a finger upon said projection, said finger being bent into holding engagement around said lug, a series of retaining ears also extending from the rim of said shell, a series of other projections extending from and connected with said closingplate and a fin er extending from each projection, each finger being adapted to be brought in slidable holding engagement with a retaining ear, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

20. A coin-repository comprisinga chambered body consisting ofa shell provided with a marginal rim, said rim forming the boundary of 'an opening in the side of the shell, a closing plate secured over said opening, said plate being provided with a plurality of receiving openings, a holding disk rotatably connected with and arranged upon the inner face of said closing plate, said disk being provided with reinforcing raised parts and openings 71 and 72, and provided also with a plurality of marginal cut-away porthrough the recelvmg openings in sald closing plate and through the marginal cut-away portions of said-holding disk, and a holding teat upon each right-angled member adapted to be brought in slidable holding engagement with each wedge-shaped retaining member, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

21. A coin-repository comprising a chambered body consisting of a shell provided with a marginal rim, said rim forming the boundary of an opening in the side of the shell, a closing plate secured over said opening, said plate being provided with a plurality of receiving openings, a holding disk rotatably connected with and arranged upon the inner face of said closing plate, said disk being provided with reinforcing raised parts and openings 71- and 72, and provided also with a plurality of marginal cut-away portions normally registering with the receiving teat upon each right-angled member adapted to be brought in slidable holding engagement with each wedge-shaped retaining member, a

- holding lug extending from the rim of said main shell, a projection extending from said closing plate, and a finger upon said projection, said finger being bent into holding engagement around said lug, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

22. A coin-repository comprising a chambered body consisting of a shell provided with a marginal rim, said rim forming the boundary of an opening in the side of the shell, a closing plate secured over said opening, said plate being provided with a lurality of receiving openings, a holding disl; rotatably connected with and arranged upon the inner face of said closing plate, said disk being provided with reinforcing raised parts and openings 71 and 72, and provided also with a plurality of marginal cut-away portions normally registering with the receiving openings of said closing-plate, a plurality of wedge-shaped retaining members upon said holding disk, a fastening device arranged against the outer face of said closing plate, right-angled members extending from said fastening device, said members projecting through the receiving openings in said closing plate and through the marginal cut-away portions of said holding disk, and a holding teat upon each right-angled member adapted to be brought in slidable holding engagement with each wedge-shaped retaining member, a holding lug extending from the rim of said main shell, a projection extending from said closing plate, and a finger upon said projection, said finger being bent into holding engagement around said lug, a series of retaining ears also extending from the rim of said shell, a series of other projections extending from and connected with said closing-plate,

and a finger extending from each projection,

each finger being adapted to be brought in slidable holding engagement with a retaining ear, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

23. A coin-repository comprising a chambered body consisting of a shell provided with a marginal rim, said rim forming the boundary of an opening in the side of the shell, a closing late secured over said opening, said plate eing provided with a plurality of receiving openings, a holding disk rotatably connected with and arranged upon the inner face of said closing plate, a fastening device arranged against the outer face of said closing plate, said fastening device being pro vided with outwardly projecting portions forming depressions in said device, and each outwardly projecting portion being provided with a screw receiving hole, right angled members extending from said fastening device, said members projecting through the receiving openings in said closing late, and a holding teat upon each right-ang ed member in holding engagement with said holding disk, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

24. A coin-repository comprising a chambered body consisting of a shell provided with a marginal rim, said rim forming the boundary of an opening in the side of the shell, a closing plate secured over said opening, said plate being provided with a plurality of receiving openings, a holding disk rotatably connected with and arranged upon the inner face of said closing plate, a fastening device arranged against the outer face of said closing plate, said fastening device being provided with outwardly projecting portions forming depressions in said device, and each outwardly projecting portion being provided with a screw receiving hole, right angled members extending from said fastening device, said members projecting through the receiving openings in said closing plate, and a holding teat upon each right-angled member in holding engagement with said holding disk, a holding lug extending from the rim of said main shell, a projection extending from said closing plate, and a finger upon said projection, said finger being bent into holding engagement around said lug, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

25. A coin-repository comprising a OhiLIIl-r bered body consisting of a shell provided with a marginal rim, said rim forming the boundary of an opening in the side of the shell, a closing plate secured over said open: ing, said plate being provided with a plurality of receiving openings, a holding disk rotatably connected with and arranged upon the inner face of said closing plate, a fastening device arranged against the outer face of said closing plate, said fastening device being provided with outwardly projecting portions forming depressions in said device, and each outwardly projecting portion being provided with a screw receiving hole, right angled members extending from said fastening device, said members projecting through the receiving openings in said closing plate, and a holding teat upon each right-angled member in holding engagement with said holding disk, a holding lug extending from the rim of said main shell, a projection extending from said closing plate, and a finger upon said projection, said finger being bent into holding engagement around said lug, a series of retaining ears also extending from the rim of said shell, a series of other projections eX- In testimony, that I claim the invention tending from and connected With said closset forth above I have hereunto set my hand ing-plate, and a finger extending from each this 13th day of February, 1908.

grojection, each finger being adapted to be BENNO VOM- EIGEN.

rought in slidable holding engagement with Witnesses: a retaining ear, substantially as and for the FREDK. C. FRAENTZEL,

purposes set forth. ANNA H. ALTER. 

